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Patient partially amputates pinky during rope trainingLa Mesa CA

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Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942

According to the dispatch call, a patient suffered a partial amputation of the right pinky finger during rope training. Bleeding was controlled on scene. The patient was treated with fentanyl and ketamine and transported to Sharp Grossmont Hospital for further care.

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01:36
Transcript:
00:00
Sounds like they were doing some rope training and caught his white pinky in a belay and had an amputation from the second knuckle up, or disdivation from the hand.
00:17
No loss consciousness, no blood thinners.
00:21
A pain scale right now is about 5 out of 10.
00:27
PMS is intact in all four extremities.
00:30
Heart rate right now is sinus at 80.
00:36
Pages breathing full and effective at 18 times,
00:40
96% out room air.
00:43
Like I said,
00:45
monitors sinus at 85, blood pressure is 187 over 106.
00:51
Treatment on-scene firefighter had 100 micrograms of satinol.
00:56
Currently we have a 20 gauge in his left AC and we're giving 20 milligrams of ketamine.
01:03
Anything else can get you?
01:06
And then just injury,
01:08
right or left pinky, any other injury?
01:14
No other outward side of trauma.
01:18
This is the right pinky.
01:21
My copy, and the bleeding is controlled.
01:26
Yes, it's wrapped up with gauze right now.
01:29
I think the patient can go on here, build special consideration.
01:35
Yeah,

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Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942

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